magredditbu OP t1_jegg3pg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Reply to comment by dynospectrum7 in DC metro waiting time are sad by magredditbu

My frustration probably comes from living in other large cities with public trans. Once you have to time your trips, it doesn't really count as functional working transportation for me. It means that for important things, i should not count on public transportation. And it is not like the fare is cheaper than other cities .

thekingoftherodeo t1_jegk6ar wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:21 PM

> Once you have to time your trips, it doesn't really count as functional working transportation for me

Sorry what?

OP: total first world problem. WMATA has its issues, but 10 minute headways aren't even on the first page of the list.

Macrophage87 t1_jegt0cm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:24 PM

Because of the war with Russia, Kiev metro had to reduce the frequency of it's lines off peak to 6 minutes. On peak times without a war, the headways are 1 hr 40 minutes. It's not a first-world problem, it's a carbrained problem.

https://twitter.com/threestationsq/status/1572163173066706944?lang=en

magredditbu OP t1_jegw8xk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:48 PM

Definitely first world problems. My point exactly. Is this Washington DC or not? Seems like a lot of arguments here are " it could be worse, you shouldn't expect more" which i don't agree with. Other cities figured this out. DC can do it. DC should do it

BrunettexAmbition t1_jegtqvn wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:29 PM

Exactly, the idea that people around here think that 8 or 10 minutes is reasonable almost all other major cities worldwide have figured it out boggles the mind. Hell even with our crumbling infrastructure in the US this is way behind other cities like NYC, Philly, and Boston. I’m so sick of people saying be grateful for the crappy things we have when we’re trailing behind and paying a premium.